Saffron Walden man accused of rape speaks out at trial

A MAN accused of rape has told a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court in explicit detail of foreplay with the woman who accuses him of anally raping her.

Giles Housden, a 53-year-old businessman of Castle Street, Saffron Walden, has pleaded not guilty to raping the woman, who for legal reasons cannot be identified, after they had attended a party in Walden in December 2012.

The woman claims she woke up in bed with the accused to find the rape taking place.

As well as describing the sexual foreplay, which he claims the woman was “very excited” about, Housden described sex toys which he said she had and told the jury: “I’ve never seen anything like it.”

He said he woke up later in the night and they had sex.

“Next thing I knew there was an almighty yelling and she started to accuse me. I said ‘What you going on about?’ I burst into tears.

“I couldn’t believe what was transpiring. Something was fundamentally wrong.”

On day two of the trial, the alleged victim claimed the incident took place after the party.

She told the jury she owned a sex toy which she had bought online from Ann Summers for £33.30. A photo of the toy was shown to the jury.

She told the court that she had talked about an “arousal” herb which her alleged attacker was “interested” in.

After the party, she said, she went to bed and woke during the night to find the alleged rape taking place.

“I remember screaming and saying ‘no’. He just didn’t stop. I think I must have passed out. I woke up the next day and I was naked, my pyjamas were off.”